Spansion

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Sep 25, 2026

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Interview with Peter Berg – Chief IP Counsel at Infineon Technologies and VPP President – Building Litigation Ready Patents – Politics, Acquisitions, NPEs and Post Quantum Cryptography – Why He Wants Germany’s Inventor Law Gone – IP Fridays Podcast – Episode 179

Sep 25 · 1 Mention

Peter BergGUEST

30:58

The context, perhaps first, companies in distress or with an overly large patent portfolio for their business at a point of time of decision, sometimes sell patents.

Peter BergGUEST

31:13

Regarding Cypress Semiconductor, that was done around 2016 after they merged with a company called Spansion.

Peter BergGUEST

31:24

and owned then together a large portfolio they didn't need.

Peter BergGUEST

31:30

So that was the moment Cypress teamed up with an NPE organization called IP Value sold, and that is public knowledge, around 2,000 patents to them.

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